Defendant a no-show, hearing goes on

Kristen Doerschner

Wednesday

Jun 12, 2013 at 12:01 AMJun 12, 2013 at 12:15 AM

BEAVER -- A hearing for a Chicago man accused of driving drunk and having a stolen weapon was held without him present.

Cory B. Williams, 31, was charged by Beaver Falls police after an incident in April with drunken driving, carrying a firearm without a license, illegal possession of a weapon, receiving stolen property, driving on a revoked or suspended license and driving a vehicle with no rear lights.

Williams was arraigned on the charges April 13 and taken to the Beaver County Jail after failing to post $25,000 bond. However, on April 16, he posted the bond and was released, according to online court records.

Williams had been scheduled for a preliminary hearing in the case on April 19, May 7 and May 21, but the hearing was continued each time.

Williams failed to appear for his hearing Tuesday, so it went on without him.

Beaver Falls Sgt. Thomas Lococo testified he stopped a car Williams was driving when it stopped at an intersection with no stop sign and he realized the car had no working tail lights.

Lococo said Williams was so intoxicated that he felt it was unsafe to give him a roadside sobriety test, and Williams refused to take a blood-alcohol test at the hospital.

There was a smell of marijuana coming from the car, so police obtained a search warrant and found a .38-caliber pistol that turned out to be stolen, Lococo said.

Lococo said Williams has a “lengthy” criminal history in Illinois, including felony convictions.

District Judge Edward Howe held all of the charges against Williams to court.

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